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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Me on May 15, 2014, 05:33:57 pm

Title: New Website!
Post by: Me on May 15, 2014, 05:33:57 pm
So I have spent the day realising that I do not have a future as a webpage designer! It is a bit crude at present but seems to work so I would be grateful if you would check it out at: http://www.charmoisesheep.webfeeder.co.uk (http://www.charmoisesheep.webfeeder.co.uk)

Thanks! Me
Title: Re: New Website!
Post by: NicandChic on May 15, 2014, 06:03:11 pm
Looks good to me  :thumbsup: & can view it all perfectly on the iPad.
Only had a quick look but front page spotted 'quick to get to get to their feet'  :)
Title: Re: New Website!
Post by: Me on May 15, 2014, 06:06:37 pm
Ok thanks for that!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: cfegower on May 15, 2014, 06:08:58 pm
looks good- made me think about getting a charmoise  (or cross) Ram for our bunch!
Title: Re: New Website!
Post by: Me on May 15, 2014, 06:38:49 pm
Excellent its working then!  :hugsheep:
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Post by: Bionic on May 15, 2014, 06:39:59 pm
Everything is working well.  Nice website and clear info  :thumbsup:
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Post by: bocky on May 15, 2014, 06:43:53 pm
Looks good
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Post by: Bramblecot on May 15, 2014, 07:30:03 pm
Working fine :thumbsup:
Title: Re: New Website!
Post by: goosepimple on May 15, 2014, 07:48:32 pm
Very nice Me.  Could I suggest a bit of easy on the eye colour (eg the reddy brown TAS use is good) for your headings - if you look at Fired Earth colours or Farrow & Ball they have heritage type colours which always look good.


Very nice though, I'm going to have to do one soon for our place here and not looking forward to it.


 :thumbsup:
Title: Re: New Website!
Post by: Me on May 15, 2014, 07:57:23 pm
Yes you can! Thanks for the input, I will look at that :idea: - better?
Title: Re: New Website!
Post by: Ladygrey on May 15, 2014, 08:14:29 pm
Looks lovely  :thumbsup: great photos, I hadnt seen that one of the lambs at the market

But yes more gentle or natural colours might make it easier on the eye and sorry to pick this out but on the front page it says "The Charmoise is  French Hill Sheep" I think you are missing an "a" in there  :eyelashes:
Title: Re: New Website!
Post by: Me on May 15, 2014, 08:27:00 pm
I just wrote it in, no proof reading has been done and my speling is poor! Anyway, Charmoise IS French Hill Sheep .... to me...  :hugsheep:
Title: Re: New Website!
Post by: devonlad on May 15, 2014, 08:43:29 pm
very impressive  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Ladygrey on May 15, 2014, 08:56:05 pm
haha fair enough, its very well laid out and the testimonials are great  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: New Website!
Post by: EP90 on May 16, 2014, 10:18:54 am
Yep it looks nice and does what it’s supposed to. 
Word of caution about displaying your email address, you might starting getting loads of spam with bots or spiders harvesting it.  There are ways round it and more knowledgeable people than me will point you in the right direction.
Title: Re: New Website!
Post by: goosepimple on May 16, 2014, 12:40:27 pm
 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: New Website!
Post by: Me on May 16, 2014, 01:31:38 pm
spider bots... this is not good!
Title: Re: New Website!
Post by: Foobar on May 16, 2014, 02:09:55 pm
bots can be good, you'll never get a hit from a search engine without them :)


change the address to another account, i.e. not a personal address, or change it to a form - but you'll need a "captcha" on the form too so as not to attract spammers.
Title: Re: New Website!
Post by: Me on May 16, 2014, 02:27:15 pm
Ok email removed for now. Have a can of efly spray waiting
Title: Re: New Website!
Post by: EP90 on May 16, 2014, 04:09:58 pm
I use a form on my wifes web site contact page without a problem http://dogdilemmas.com/feedback.html (http://dogdilemmas.com/feedback.html) If it’s of use I’ll sort out the details.  Ermm, I’m not advertising as I don’t think anyone will be popping over to Ireland !  :roflanim:
Title: Re: New Website!
Post by: Me on May 16, 2014, 04:15:09 pm
I've put "Taff" on the boat, he will be the one going "Woof - Butt"

Does anyone ever use these things though? I've never filled one in, do people contact you this way?
Title: Re: New Website!
Post by: NicandChic on May 16, 2014, 05:03:44 pm
I sell my bunnys via my website and recently facebook - contact by email on my website, I get about 2 emails a week (not much but enough for me) got an ok google/yahoo ranking via in bound / out bound links etc...I hardly get any spam! www.ayrshiredwarflops.com (http://www.ayrshiredwarflops.com)  :)
Title: Re: New Website!
Post by: EP90 on May 16, 2014, 05:43:07 pm
I've put "Taff" on the boat, he will be the one going "Woof - Butt"

Does anyone ever use these things though? I've never filled one in, do people contact you this way?

Yep my wife gets numerous enquiries each week, the form is sent to her as an email but her address is hidden in Java script so not easily harvested or seen by the sender.  The person sending the contact form supplies their email address which my wife replies to and normal communications take place.  The form is only for initial contact without attracting ‘bad’ bots etc.
The odd wayward mail is never a problem, only when it gets put on commercial saleable lists will you pull yer hair out.  It’s a cautionary suggestion, the choice or gamble is yours.  If you really want your email visible you can reduce the risk by having the address shown as an image (picture) rather than text.

Err which ferry is Taff on and can he follow google maps?
Title: Re: New Website!
Post by: Me on May 17, 2014, 08:10:31 am
Rosslare, he's clever enough, he'll probably hitch hike